Westwood Marsh

United Kingdom / England / Southwold /
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Westwood Marsh (formerly East Marsh and Pauls Fen) was reclaimed from salt marsh by the erection of a sea wall around 1590. Early, probably curving, drains seem to have been augmented by later straight ones, but mid-20th century reflooding has led to the loss of many of the drains and the area is now part of the Suffolk Coast (formerly Walberswick) National Nature Reserve. The marsh is now the largest freshwater reedbed in England.
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Coordinates:   52°18'5"N   1°37'37"E
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